Total Crime Rate

460.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 460.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.0 10/10
  • Other theft 68.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Turnpike Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in De Parys , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Turnpike Way (MK41 0EY) in the last 12 months was 460.1 per 1,000 residents and was 754.3% higher than the De Parys average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 177.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Turnpike Way (MK41 0EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bury Walk, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kershope Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Turnpike Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bury Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fieldside —
Sep 2025Other theft The Copse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Copse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kershope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bury Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bury Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bury Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bury Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bury Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kershope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kershope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bury Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kershope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliot Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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